Hungary men's national ice hockey team

Hungary
Nickname(s)Magyars (Hungarians)
AssociationHungarian Ice Hockey Federation
Head coachGergely Majoross
CaptainCsanád Erdély
Most gamesBalázs Kangyal (237)
Top scorerKrisztián Palkovics (96)
Most pointsBalázs Ladányi (251)
Home stadiumLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Team colors     
IIHF codeHUN
Ranking
Current IIHF16 (26 May 2025)[1]
Highest IIHF18 (2024)
Lowest IIHF22 (2003–06)
First international
Austria  6–0  
(Vienna, Austria; 24 January 1927)
Biggest win
  31–1  Belgium
(Den Bosch, Netherlands; 4 March 1971)
Biggest defeat
Soviet Union  19–1  
(Innsbruck, Austria; 28 January 1964)
Olympics
Appearances3 (first in 1928)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances57 (first in 1930)
Best result5th (1937)
International record (W–L–T)
414–477–63

The Hungarian men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Hungary. They have participated in the IIHF European Championships, the IIHF World Hockey Championships and the Olympic Games since 1928.[2] A consistent participant of the annual World Championship, Hungary has played at the Olympics three times, most recently in 1964. They are currently ranked 19th in the world by the IIHF.

The team is controlled by the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség). No Hungarian-born players have ever played in North America's National Hockey League; however, three have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft: Tamás Gröschl by the Edmonton Oilers (1999), Levente Szuper by the Calgary Flames (2000), and János Vas by the Dallas Stars (2002).

History

The Hungarian team won its group in the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I, and therefore qualified to play in the Elite Division of the 2009 IIHF World Championship. This is the first time since 1939 that Hungary has qualified to play in the highest division of international hockey. The advance was, however, marred by the sudden death of team captain Gábor Ocskay, and the team was eventually relegated to Division I again.

In 2015, Hungary finished second in its group in the 2015 IIHF World Championship Division I, behind Kazakhstan to gain promotion to the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

On 4 May 2024, Hungary beat Slovenia 2-1 on the last match day of the 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I and became world chanpions.[3] Consequently, Hungary qualified for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.[4]

Tournament record

Olympic Games

Year Finish Rank
1928 St. Moritz Preliminary round 11th place
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Second round 7th place
1964 Innsbruck Consolation Round 16th place

World Championship

Year Finish Rank
// 1930 Chamonix/Vienna/Berlin Quarterfinals 6th
1931 Krynica Consolation round 7th
1933 Prague Seventh place game 7th
1934 Milan Third round 6th
1935 Davos Consolation Round 11th
1937 London Consolation Round 5th
1938 Prague Second Round 7th
1939 Zürich/Basel Consolation Round 7th
1959 Plzeň 2nd in the Group B 14th
1963 Stockholm 2nd in the Group C 17th
1964 Innsbruck 8th in the Group B 16th
1965 Turku/Rauma/Pori 4th in the Group B 12th
1966 Zagreb 7th in the Group B 15th
1967 Vienna 8th in the Group B, Relegation 16th
1969 Skopje 3rd in the Group C 17th
1970 Galaţi 4th in the Group C 18th
1971 Netherlands 3rd in the Group C 19th
1972 Miercurea-Ciuc 5th in the Group C 18th
1973 Netherlands 3rd in the Group C 17th
1974 Grenoble/Gap/Lyon 4th in the Group C 18th
1975 Sofia 4th in the Group C 18th
1976 Gdańsk 2nd in the Group C, Promoted 18th
1977 Tokyo 6th in the Group B 14th
1978 Belgrade 6th in the Group B 13th
1979 Galați 9th in the Group B, Relegation 17th
1981 Beijing 3rd in the Group C 19th
1982 Jaca 5th in the Group C 21st
1983 Budapest 2nd in the Group C, Promoted 18th
1985 Fribourg 8th in the Group B, Relegation 16th
1986 Puigcerda 6th in the Group C 22nd
1987 Copenhagen/Herlev/Hørsholm 5th in the Group C 21st
1989 Sydney 4th in the Group C 20th
1990 Budapest 7th in the Group C 23rd
1991 Brøndby 6th in the Group C 22nd
1992 Hull 4th in the Group C1 24th
1993 Ljubljana 4th in the Group C 24th
1994 Poprad/Spišská Nová Ves 6th in the Group C1 26th
1995 Sofia 8th in the Group C1 26th
1996 Jesenice/Kranj 4th in the Group C 24th
1997 Tallinn/Kohtla-Järve 6th in the Group C 26th
1998 Budapest/Székesfehérvár/Dunaújváros 1st in the Group C, Promoted 25th
1999 Odense/Rodovre 8th in the Group B, Relegation 24th
2000 Beijing 1st in the Group C, Promoted 25th
2001 Grenoble 4th in Division I, Group A 23rd
2002 Székesfehérvár/Dunaújváros 2nd in Division I, Group B 20th
2003 Budapest 3rd in Division I, Group A 21st
2004 Oslo 4th in Division I, Group A 24th
2005 Debrecen 3rd in Division I, Group A 21st
2006 Amiens 4th in Division I, Group A 23rd
2007 Ljubljana 2nd in Division I, Group B 19th
2008 Sapporo 1st in Division I, Group B, Promoted 18th
2009 Bern/Kloten Relegation round 16th
2010 Ljubljana 2nd in Division I, Group B 20th
2011 Budapest 2nd in Division I, Group A 19th
2012 Ljubljana 3rd in Division I, Group A 19th
2013 Budapest 3rd in Division I, Group A 19th
2014 Goyang 5th in Division I, Group A 21st
2015 Kraków 2nd in Division I, Group A, Promoted 18th
2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg Preliminary round, Relegation 15th
2017 Kyiv 5th in Division I, Group A 21st
2018 Budapest 4th in Division I, Group A 20th
2019 Nur-Sultan 5th in Division I, Group A 21st
2020 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[5] –
2021 Ljubljana Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[6] –
2022 Ljubljana 2nd in Division I, Group A, Promoted 18th
/ 2023 Tampere/Riga Preliminary round, Relegation 15th
2024 Bolzano 1st in Division I, Group A, Promoted 17th
/ 2025 Stockholm/Herning Preliminary round 14th
2026 Zurich/Fribourg Preliminary round

European Championship

Games GP W T L GF GA Finish Rank
1910–1926 did not participate.
1927 Wien 5 0 0 5 5 1 Round-robin 6th
1929 Budapest 4 0 1 3 2 7 Second round 6th
1932 Berlin did not participate

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship.[7][8]

Head coach: Gergely Majoross

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Bence Bálizs 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1993-05-30) 30 May 1993 Sparta Sarpsborg
5 F Domán Szongoth 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (2008-06-08) 8 June 2008 KooKoo
7 F András Mihalik 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 88 kg (194 lb) (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 DEAC
8 D Bence Szabó 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 89 kg (196 lb) (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 Budapest JA HC
10 F Ferenc Laskawy 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 Újpesti TE
11 D Gabor Tornyai 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 96 kg (212 lb) (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 Újpesti TE
13 F Krisztián Nagy 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1994-07-28) 28 July 1994 Budapest JA HC
16 F János Hári – A 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 Fehérvár AV19
21 F Kristóf Papp 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 Iowa Heartlanders
22 F Vilmos Galló 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1996-07-31) 31 July 1996 KooKoo
23 D Zétény Hadobás 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 Iowa Heartlanders
24 F Kristof Németh 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 Fehérvár AV19
27 D Henrik Nilsson 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 Kalmar HC
30 G Adam Vay 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 103 kg (227 lb) (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 HK Poprad
33 D Milán Horváth 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 Budapest JA HC
34 F István Terbócs – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 92 kg (203 lb) (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 Fehérvár AV19
35 G Dominik Horváth 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 Fehérvár AV19
36 F Csanád Erdély – C 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 Fehérvár AV19
55 D Tamás Ortenszky 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 EHC Winterthur
61 F Péter Vincze 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 Gyergyói HK
68 F Bence Horváth 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 Jukurit
70 D Zsombor Garát 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (200 lb) (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 Nottingham Panthers
82 D Simon Szathmary 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 DVTK Jegesmedvék
87 F Gergő Ambrus 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (2001-12-06) 6 December 2001 Fehérvár AV19
93 F Akos Mihaly 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 76 kg (168 lb) (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 Fehérvár AV19

Former players

See also: Hungarian Ice Hockey Hall of Fame

NHL Drafts

Players from Hungary to be drafted in the NHL

Year Name Overall Team
1993 Frank Banham1 147th Washington Capitals
1999 Tamás Gröschl 256th Edmonton Oilers
2000 Levente Szuper 116th Calgary Flames
2002 János Vas 32nd Dallas Stars
2004 Andrew Sarauer2 125th Vancouver Canucks
Notes
  1. Banham was drafted as a Canadian. In 2015, he acquired Hungarian citizenship.[9]
  2. Sarauer was drafted as a Canadian. In 2015, he acquired Hungarian citizenship.[9]

All-time record

Updated as of 19 May 2025.[10] Teams listed in italics are defunct.

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Australia 5 4 0 1 39 18 +21
 Austria 57 15 2 40 141 215 –74
 Belarus 15 1 1 13 27 75 –48
 Belgium 17 13 1 3 162 41 +121
 Bulgaria 47 36 1 10 253 147 +106
 Canada 15 0 3 12 12 84 –72
 China 19 10 3 6 85 55 +30
 Croatia 24 23 1 0 178 30 +148
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 1 6 –5
 Czechoslovakia 5 0 1 4 1 13 –12
 Denmark 66 34 4 28 285 223 +62
 East Germany 11 0 0 11 23 107 –84
 Estonia 8 4 2 2 37 28 +9
 Finland 5 1 0 4 6 25 –19
 France 52 26 4 22 216 203 +13
 Germany 23 1 4 18 33 78 –45
 Great Britain 34 18 1 15 113 96 +17
 Israel 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8
 Italy 51 21 6 24 150 172 –22
 Japan 35 18 0 17 101 112 –12
 Kazakhstan 15 2 0 13 25 70 –45
 Latvia 6 1 1 4 12 31 –19
 Lithuania 16 15 0 1 97 25 +72
 Netherlands 32 18 3 11 170 106 +64
 North Korea 12 7 0 5 71 38 +33
 Norway 30 12 3 15 81 106 –35
 Poland 69 26 6 37 151 214 –63
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7
 Romania 69 24 5 40 240 292 –52
 Russia 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 9 1 +8
 Serbia and Montenegro 2 2 0 0 22 1 +21
 Slovakia 9 2 0 7 22 57 –35
 Slovenia 44 10 2 32 96 162 –66
 South Africa 4 4 0 0 57 7 +50
 South Korea 22 16 1 5 128 59 +69
 Soviet Union 1 0 0 1 1 19 –18
 Spain 9 9 0 0 82 22 +60
 Sweden 8 1 0 7 7 30 −23
  Switzerland 25 3 1 21 49 137 –88
 Ukraine 31 12 0 19 67 109 –42
 United States 4 0 0 4 2 21 –19
 Yugoslavia 52 24 6 22 181 173 +8
Total 954 414 63 477 3 432 3 414 +18

References

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Ice hockey: Canada stay perfect, Hungary get first win in 77 years". Reuters. 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Megverte Szlovéniát a magyar hokiválogatott, visszajutott az A csoportba". telex (in Hungarian). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Irány az elit: világbajnok lett a magyar jégkorong-válogatott!". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Férfiválogatott: itt a 25-ös vb-csapat!". jegkorongszovetseg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Team roster: Hungary" (PDF). iihf.com. 10 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Frank Banham és Andrew Sarauer mától magyar állampolgár". szekesfehervar.hu (in Hungarian). 3 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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